Galatians 3:10-14

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse

『 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.  But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.  And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.  Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. (Galatians 3:10-14)

Galatians 3:13『 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree』, because Jesus died on the cross, he completed the law, and those in Christ also likewise escaped it. Even though they say that they are saved by faith, if a believer establishes the law that it is necessary to keep the law on his own, it is the standard that God judges according to the law. You are caught in the net you put on. In Galatians 2:18『 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 』 Because all sinners are not perfect in the law. By the way, most people in the church believe that they are saved by faith, not the law, but they think they are looking at the law and keeping it to avoid sinning. In other words, it is not salvation to keep the law, but not to sin. However, those who try to keep the law are caused by not fully believing that they are saved by faith.

The reason for this is that they do not understand exactly what they believe in Jesus. Believing in Jesus doesn't just mean that Jesus died on the cross for the death of the ransom, but it does include faith in unity with Jesus who died on the cross. So the Apostle Paul said in Romans 6:3-4『 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 』

The word "saved by faith" is the faith of dying with Jesus and resurrecting with Jesus. So, by dying with Jesus, the problem of sin is solved. However, since we are going to enter the law again and try to solve the problem of sin ourselves, we are not saved by faith. The Galatians points to this.

Even though you believe that you are "saved by faith," the idea of not sinning by the law is to become a foolish five virgin, as in the parable of the ten virgins. Jesus even described this as spiritual adultery. They believe in Jesus' words, keep the law, and mix in a proper way to live a religious life. The Bible says that if you keep the law, you should not break any law. It is the law that cannot be done selectively. In Deuteronomy 27:26『 Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen. 』

But why do church people today set up laws that they cannot keep? Even though the Bible says that those who are trying to keep the law are under a curse, why do they want to keep the law? They think so because they are actually sinning. The way to solve the problem of sin is not the law, but the cross that dies with Jesus. Those who die with Jesus and have faith to resurrect with Jesus become graced by God.

Those who receive grace from God must remember that they die every day and keep their faith. This becomes worship. Worship is not a concept of offering, but one that goes into faith. The sacrament is also a time to remember being dead. The one who eats the flesh of Jesus and drinks the blood, without becoming the dead, eats and drinks sin. Not all who are baptized can participate in the sacrament, but the dead with Jesus can participate in the sacrament. Because, without knowing the meaning of baptism, many cases were baptized like the magician Simon.

If you are in Jesus Christ, you are free from all the laws. So, there is no provision for sin in this world. In Romans 8:1-2, there is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 』
Those who are in Christ are believers in Jesus Christ. He who believes in Jesus Christ is under grace, so he is free from the law.

How should those in Christ understand the problem of sin? Those who are in Christ are not subject to the provisions of the law that judges sin. In Romans 8:3-4『 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:  That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 』

But what if you believe you are in Christ, but if you sin because you walk in the flesh? There will be two cases. First, it is possible that you are not in Christ. To be in Christ is to believe in dying with Jesus and resurrecting with Christ. However, it may not be that he died on the cross with Jesus. Second, it is a case of making a mistake while preaching the word of God in this world. God will judge all of this as a sovereign. However, remembering that you are dead every day is the only way of salvation. God does not judge the dead with Jesus (Romans 6:7)

In Romans 1:17 『For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. The righteous live by faith, not by law. However, in Romans 10:5, 『For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. However, there is no one who does righteousness through the law. So we must find the Christ of grace.

The heart of the man who wants to keep the law is like Eve, who ate the fruit of a tree in the garden of Eden that knows good and evil. They fell into Satan's delusion that they could become like God without God. God put it in the law to discover the heart (greedy) that all human beings can become like God. In other words, the garden of Eden had the fruit of a tree to know good and evil. Being righteous by keeping the law with your own fleshly heart means that there is no God in your body. So, unless the body of fresh dies and is reborn by the power of the Holy Spirit, you cannot meet God.

『Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 』 Jesus Christ was a ransom curse for all the people of this world. However, there are some who believe, and some who do not. Those who believe in Jesus, those who die with Jesus and believe in resurrection together, are redeemed from God. Redemption is the concept of buying sinners from the forces of darkness for blood. Rather than washing sin first, getting redemption from sin is the order of salvation. So God cleanses the sins of the redeemed. The Blood of Jesus is the ransom first, and the second is the concept of "washing sin." However, most church people focus on washing away sins. You can only be saved if you are redeemed before washing away your sins.